Another Chinese threat to our national security: Prescription drugs BY TOM JUROWSKY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 10/28/19 11:00 AM EDT 113THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/467246-another-chinese-threat-to-our-national-security-prescription-drugs

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Workplace Laws Your Employer May Be Violating Here are some of the employee rights your boss may be breaking, either intentionally or inadvertently.

https://money.usnews.com/careers/articles/workplace-laws-your-employer-may-be-violating

FDA statement on root causes and potential solutions to drug shortages

One of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top priorities is to ensure that Americans have access to safe and effective medicines. Sometimes, for a number of reasons, shortages of certain medicines occur and the FDA works immediately with our public health partners and industry to minimize their impact on patients and restore the availability of these drugs. A shortage of just one critical drug can have a major impact on a patient’s health, which underscores why government and industry need to act quickly to prevent future shortages. Today the FDA issued a report, “Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential Solutions,” that attempts to identify root causes and offer recommendations for government and industry based on insights gleaned from stakeholders in the private and public sectors. These recommendations are intended to help prevent and mitigate future drug shortages. The report focuses on human drugs, but many of the same concerns apply to veterinary medicines used to treat service, companion, and food-producing animals.

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Federal Law Enforcement Action Involving Fraudulent Genetic Testing Results in Charges Against 35 Individuals Responsible for Over $2.1 Billion in Losses in One of the Largest Health Care Fraud Schemes Ever Charged

https://www.floridatrend.com/article/27961/federal-law-enforcement-action-involving-fraudulent-genetic-testing-results-in-charges-against-35-individuals-responsible-for-over-21-billion-in-losses-in-one-of-the-largest-health-care-fraud-schemes-ever-charged

Federal Health Care Fraud Takedown In Northeastern U.S. Results In 54

Federal Health Care Fraud Takedown In Northeastern U.S. Results In 54

Vance AFB Major Pleads Guilty to Kickbacks Involving Compounding Pharm

Vance AFB Major Pleads Guilty to Kickbacks Involving Compounding Pharm

16-Count Superseding Indictment Charges Owner Of Pain MD And Three Med

16-Count Superseding Indictment Charges Owner Of Pain MD And Three Med

Air Force Nurse, a Major, Pleads Guilty to Pharmacy Kickback Scheme
A nurse at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma on Oct. 15 pleaded guilty to a criminal health care fraud scheme, in which she accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks for referring patients to pharmacies offering compounded drugs. Air Force Times

HHS’s Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care – Part 2: OIG Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Rules

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hhs-s-regulatory-sprint-to-coordinated-66903/